l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 244

Baby Drop off immunity; revise age of baby and who may drop off.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AGE OF A BABY THAT MAY BE "DROPPED OFF" TO A MEDICAL PROVIDER WITHOUT LIABILITY; TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON WHO IS DESIGNATED BY THE BABY'S PARENT TO DROP OFF THE BABY TO RECEIVE THE SAME IMMUNITY THAT A PARENT WHO DROPS OFF A BABY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-15-205 AND 43-15-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND IMMUNITY TO THE PERSON WHO IS DESIGNATED BY THE PARENT TO DROP OFF A BABY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 43-15-209, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL ACTION, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 43-15-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DESCRIBE THE REQUIRED PROCEDURES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY A MEDICAL PROVIDER THAT RECEIVES A BABY WHO IS DROPPED OFF, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Steve Hopkins

Its course

January 5 to February 9, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Feb 9 · stopped35 days

Judiciary BJan 5 to Jan 3126 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 5 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 5Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives